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This is a research and creative project for elementary students studying animals.

Subjects:

Science > General

Science > Biology

Education Levels:

Grade 1

Grade 2

K

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Language:

English

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Public - Available to anyone

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Introduction:

This project was originally designed for students to create at home. With modifcations, it is now an in-class project.

Group Size: Any

Learning Objectives:

Students will research specific animals and answer basic questions about their animal. Students will compile their research into a report. Students will create a model of their animal using a can and other provided tools.

1. Students are assigned an animal (in our case each child is assigned an Ohio animal).

2. Students conduct research on their animal by reading provided books and using the Internet.

3. Students answer questions about their animal (see form attached).

4. Using a can, students create a model of their animal - encourage students to be creative, but also keep in mind that the can should resemble the animal.

5. Have students present their can-a-critter and facts from their report.

Assessment:

observation
running record
rubric

Answer Key or Rubric:

Rubric attached with project below

Benchmark or Standards:

Ohio Academic Content Standards, 2nd grade, Science:

Identify that there are many distinct environments that support different kinds of organisms.

Explain why organisms can survive only in environments that meet their needs (e.g., organisms that once lived on Earth have disappeared for different reasons such as natural forces or human-caused effects).

Investigate the different structures of plants and animals that help them live in different environments (e.g., lungs, gills, leaves and roots).

Compare the habitats of many different kinds of Ohio plants and animals and some of the ways animals dependon plants and each other.

Compare the activities of Ohio's common animals (e.g., squirrels, chipmunks, deer, butterflies, bees, ants, bats and frogs) during the different seasons by describing changesin their behaviors and body covering.